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I got the call today that "A Key Turning" won first place in the annual contest held by the local paper. There was a 3k word limit, and 1st place pays $250. They will print the story in its entirety sometime in August. There were 60 submissions this year, and the editor who called had some very encouraging words for me. I am ecstatic. This story first saw the light of day in this forum, so I want to say thanks to those who critiqued my first 13 lines. Special thanks to wbriggs who critiqued the whole thing. Your suggestions were invaluable.
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I live in Albany Georgia, so the paper is the albany herald. Their website is albanyherald.com. They are going to contact me during the next few weeks to get a head shot and do an interview. They will print my story sometime in August. I don't know yet if it will be in their online version or not.
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Wonderful! So hard work and talent pays off, huh? You will post a link if it's in the online version, won't you?
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Here's the link. Winners are listed in "the zone" section. And now I reveal my true identity. Stacy Worth is Crotalus. Okay, I'm officially through with this thread. (That is until they actually run the story).
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Here is the link to the actual story. It went online today. I was very pleased with how they presented it in Sunday's paper. The photo illustrations were great and the interview made me sound marginally intelligent. All around a great first publication experience. Rejoice with me, but more importantly READ IT!
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Congrats! I noticed in the bio that your wife's name is Staci. How, exactly, to do you answer when someone calls and asks for Stay-see (written roughly phonetically). Posts: 1672 | Registered: Apr 2004
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